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More Than 100 Refinery Workers, Union Members, Trades and Supporters Rally in Ohio Asking President Trump to Protect Refining and Manufacturing Jobs

September 12, 2019

TOLEDO, OHIO – More than one hundred refinery workers, labor leaders, and elected officials from key battleground states Ohio and Michigan gathered today in Toledo.

Good-Paying Jobs – Look No Further than the Refining and Petrochemical Industries

July 27, 2017

A central theme running through the “Better Deal” economic policy agenda that the Democratic Party rolled out this week is the importance of creating—and protecting—good-paying jobs – jobs that will help boost middle-class incomes and create new economic opportunities nationwide.

Refiners and Petrochemical Manufacturers Urge Immediate Congressional Intervention to Avert Rail Strike, Potential Fuel Shortages

November 30, 2022

On Tuesday, November 29th AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging their immediate intervention to avoid a rail worker strike. Thompson stressed that time is of the essence since shipping embargos and service curtailments capable of disrupting U.S. manufacturing, fuel production and freight deliveries are starting now, well before a December 9 work stoppage. A copy of AFPM’s letter is available here and excerpts can be found below:

Lessons Learned from FCC Incidents

Learnings from Incidents, FCC

The Chemical Safety Board will present its findings and recommendations from its April 2018 FCC Unit Explosion and Asphalt Fire at Husky Superior Refinery investigation, published in December 2022. Two FCC experts will then discuss industry's response and the integration of lessons learned into FCC training.

Speakers:
Ziad Jawad, Phillips 66
Richard Grove, Chevron USA
Melike Yersiz, US Chemical Safety Board

Speakers

Ziad Jawad

Richard Grove

Melike Yersiz

Session Start End

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 15:00 - Tue, 10/03/2023 - 15:45

Topic

Learnings from Incidents

Normalization of Deviance — The Pathway to Disaster

Reliability and Maintenance Bootcamp

In this session, we will discuss in detail the definition of Normalization of Deviance and how it has contributed to major accidents, including both Space Shuttle disasters. Examples will be provided of Normalization of Deviance in operating and maintaining process plants, as well as in our daily lives.

Participants will:

Gain an understanding of how to stop Normalization of Deviance

Learn how to identify and correct this behavior

Take this concept home to apply with their families

Moderator:
Dean Roberts, Ergon Refining, Inc.

Speaker:
Rick Hoffman, Becht

Speakers

Dean Roberts

Michael R. Hoffman

Session Start End

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 11:45 - Tue, 08/26/2025 - 12:30

Topic

Reliability and Maintenance Bootcamp